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You forgot accessible healthcare, if unchecked it will result in clusterf*ck you can see in US. Even relatively well-off can be one rare long term sickness away
by saiya-jin 8y ago
You forgot accessible healthcare, if unchecked it will result in clusterf*ck you can see in US. Even relatively well-off can be one rare long term sickness away from bankruptcy.
It doesn't have to be completely free, but set in a way that motivates people take care of their health, requires them participate a bit to not overwhelm the system with their petty/untreatable issues, but not ruin them.
- Aushin 8y agoDon't say "accessible" Just say free. Say subsidized. Say something less meaningless than accessible. Technically in the USA healthcare is 'accessible' right now. Problem is after I access it I can't pay for it.
- noir-york 8y agoCan assure you I didn't! "because shit happens and people get sick)" - indeed a national health service which is free at the point of use is fundamental to eradicating poverty. As someone who's family has benefited (and pays for via taxes) from a well funded national health service I believe it represents significant progress in a nation's development.